The Ps Posted February 7, 2009 Share Posted February 7, 2009 We want to move our business and home to another village and need broadband access. Is there a website I can check to see if where we want to move to has such facilities? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carmelle Posted February 7, 2009 Share Posted February 7, 2009 http://www.ariase.com/fr/haut-debit/acces-departements.html But be aware , sometimes in the same village , you can be without connections . You must absolutely take inquieries about that from the " mairie ". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dog Posted February 7, 2009 Share Posted February 7, 2009 There are various sites that give this information - take them with a pinch of salt.France Telecom, Neuf and another all said I could have ADSL after paying and stting up a direct debit a month later they say 'Oh sorry'. Then you have to try and get your money back and stop the direct debit.There is a site that tests for all the providers - just don't take it as 100%. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooperlola Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 Ask at the mairie, it's the sort of thing they know. Better still, ask at the neighbouring houses also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pachapapa Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 [quote user="Dog"]There are various sites that give this information - take them with a pinch of salt.France Telecom, Neuf and another all said I could have ADSL after paying and stting up a direct debit a month later they say 'Oh sorry'. Then you have to try and get your money back and stop the direct debit.There is a site that tests for all the providers - just don't take it as 100%.[/quote]Remarkable fortitude signing up with all three, a veritable triple whammy[:)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pachapapa Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 We want to move our business and home to another village and need broadband access. Is there a website I can check to see if where we want to move to has such facilities?A commune in a rural area will have WIDE locational divergencies in ADSL capability. In your case I would do a conventional on-line search using selected telephone numbers suitably located in the village you have chosen. In the event of a positive indication a quick call to chat with one of the subscribers should finally clarify the bandwidth quality of the service. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catherine Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 [quote user="Dog"]There are various sites that give this information - take them with a pinch of salt.France Telecom, Neuf and another all said I could have ADSL after paying and stting up a direct debit a month later they say 'Oh sorry'. Then you have to try and get your money back and stop the direct debit.There is a site that tests for all the providers - just don't take it as 100%.[/quote]Oooh that's a worry. I was expecting to be told I couldn't have ADSL as I am quite some way from teh exchange but at the mo have been told I can. I have signed up with Teleconnect, who are messing me around so now signed up with SFR who are also now saying it will take much longer to install than I was first told.Why couldn't you get ADSL in the end? And what have you done instead - are you on dial up or satellite? I also need it for work so it is preying on my mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BJSLIV Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 CatherineIf you post the details from www.degrouptest.com the results showing the characteristics of your line (Not Your Phone Number!!!!) I'm sure that one of the gurus will give an opinion as to the likelihood of ADSL working chez vous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnOther Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 Even degrouptest isn't 100% as it relies on the FT database of line lengths which in not always correct.According to FT my line is a knats short of 5km which means I should be struggling for much more than 1mb. The truth is it's probably nearer 3.5km and I get a rock solid 2mb and synchronise with the exchange at around 5-6mb. My ISP, Teleconnect, are reluctant to upgrade me to a higher speed at the moment though as I have noise on the line but am having a battle with FT to sort it out but 2mb I can live with [;-)]There is only one absolutely guaranteed way to be sure and that is to find out what whoever is living in the property you are interested in actually has. Even next door neighbours can have wildly different line characteristics and hence speed possibilities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lehaut Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 Its worth knowing that is not always telephone lines for broadband. In Manche we have West Telecom. They run a wireless network independant of the telephone lines. We were with them some time ago and got SDL (2mb up and 2mb down). They were operating under the name of Nomotech and their, then, service left a lot to be desired (they were in their infancy as a company). The company are rolling out WiFiMax which is even faster. They system is designed (as I understand it) for the "Zone Blanche" areas that may never get telephone/Fibre Optic/Cable ADSL. Similar telephone/broadband packages are available.http://www.west-telecom.com/offres-particuliers2.htmfor some info. There might be similar schemes elsewhere in France. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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